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4:13pm May 21, 2021

'Vulture' Fund Alden Global, Known For Slashing Newsrooms, Buys Tribune Papers

by David Folkenflik

Hedge fund Alden Global Capital, known for making deep newsroom cuts, won approval to acquire Tribune Publishing, which includes the Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun and New York Daily News.
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11:08am Mar 16, 2021

World News World News

Facebook Reaches Deal With News Corp. Australia To Pay For News Content

by Scott Neuman

The three-year deal came weeks after Facebook briefly blocked Australian news outlets' content on its platform to protest a change in the country's media law requiring the company to pay for it.
Mark Blinch / Reuters

5:49pm Mar 02, 2021

World News World News

A Newspaper Casino? Toronto Star Company Is Getting Into The Online Gaming Business

by Laurel Wamsley

Torstar is "looking at diversifying the revenue model of how we fund and pay for reporters, columnists, and editorial staff," said a gaming consultant hired by the company.
Hannah McKay / Reuters

6:26pm Nov 04, 2020

National National Politics & Government

Across America, Newspaper Front Pages Reflect A History Still Being Written

by Laurel Wamsley

What does an editor do when the newspaper is going to print and the presidential winner is still undetermined? You reflect the nation's anxiety.
11:43am Sep 18, 2020

Economy Economy

Layoffs At Triad-Area Newspapers Leave Reporter Ranks Depleted

by David Ford

Recent layoffs at sister newspapers the Winston-Salem Journal and the News and Record in Greensboro have

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8:51pm Apr 30, 2020

Science Science

Stop The Presses! Newspapers Affect Us, Often In Ways We Don't Realize

On this week's radio show, we trace the history of fake news. Plus, in a time when accurate information is so important, we ask who ultimately bears the cost when no one wants to pay for local news.

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11:08am Mar 30, 2020

World News World News National

Facebook Pledges $100 Million To Aid News Outlets Hit Hard By Pandemic

by David Folkenflik

Facebook says it will give $25 million to help smaller U.S. newsrooms cover the coronavirus. It's pledging $75 million to buy ads in publications in the U.S. and pandemic hot spots in Europe.

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Joe Skipper / Reuters

12:38pm Feb 13, 2020

'Miami Herald,' 'Kansas City Star' Publisher McClatchy Files For Bankruptcy

by Avie Schneider

The company, which operates 30 newsrooms in 14 states, announced a Chapter 11 restructuring. Saddled with debt and pension obligations, McClatchy said it will operate as normal during the process.
2:43pm Jan 29, 2020

Business Business

Triad Newspapers Part Of Buffett Media Sell-Off

by Associated Press

Billionaire Warren Buffett is giving up on the newspaper business. He's selling all of Berkshire Hathaway's publications to Lee Enterprises for $140 million.
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6:00pm Apr 04, 2019

Science Science

Stop The Presses! Newspapers Affect Us, Often In Ways We Don't Realize

This week we consider what we misunderstand about newspapers – from their long history of hype, to the hidden price we pay when they close.

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8:16pm Feb 15, 2019

National National

Tribune Publishing Recognizes 'Hartford Courant' Newsroom Union

by Avie Schneider

The parent company of the Hartford, Conn., newspaper has agreed to recognize a new union representing nearly 60 journalists. The move comes just four days after they petitioned to unionize.
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1:23pm Jan 16, 2019

National National

Real Fake News: Activists Circulate Counterfeit Editions Of 'The Washington Post'

by Ian Stewart

The phony paper, distributed in Washington, D.C., "reported" that President Trump had resigned under pressure from female political activists.